Under normal circumstances this would be my first call. However, having just received the rifle back from the shop, I thought it best to return it rather than tinker with it myself. On the previous two occasions I'd received the rifle back, there was no loss of zero. The third time, 12" right at 12 paces ? Something untoward appears to have occurred. Scope failure, rifle having been dropped ? Who knows ? Gunshop were the last person's to have it, so !
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Helpful, thank you.
I think thats a good call on your part as if you "fiddle" and still have issues the gunshop will blame you.
Hope it gets sorted
Those impacts are at a reasonable level so my thoughts are remove then refit your scope and centre/zero again with suitable ammo.
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I can't see how adjusting your zero could be seen as fiddling with the rifle or how the shop could suggest it, out of interest @camodog , are they charging you for these visits?I think thats a good call on your part as if you "fiddle" and still have issues the gunshop will blame you.
Hope it gets sorted
It is a 'good scope'. Or, maybe not. Maybe it's suddenly become faulty, very coincidental having just had the rifle returned to me. 30 years of faultless use beforehand I might add.
As for 'cleaning the barrel to naked metal' ? I don't think so !
Its not an auto.
If the hits are 12" off at 12 paces, I suspect you will run out of adjustment way before you can get back to zero
That is a huge error
Something mechanical must be the cause I would have thought
j
That is a huge error
Something mechanical must be the cause I would have thought
j
HonestJohn
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Try it with the open sights
No, they are not. They are being helpful. I see your point as regards me re-zeroing. Simply the decision I took.
HonestJohn
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Very much so, it’s been dropped or similar. I see it happen in gun shops all the time! Not sure what’s worst, how the police handle confiscated guns or some shops!
HonestJohn
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Are the mounts screwed on tight?
Yes, I did those basic checks. All good and secure.
Swedish
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OK, just a thought but I watched a mate of mine struggle to re-zero his rifle a few years ago. He was messing with his windage turrets and getting nowhere. It was only when I stood behind him to watch that I noticed his scope was mounted 90 degrees out of kilter and his elevation had become his windage! He'd had the scope off during maintenance and made the mistake when re-mounting. Has your scope been off when at the gunshop perhaps?
Thanks. The scope was correctly mounted. I'm not sure if it had been removed. Given the fault it was returned for, would they have to remove the scope ? Not sure.
Swedish
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I said to him, "I can fix that straight away but you'll owe me £10 for each point on a scale of 1 to 10 of how stupid you feel. He still owes me £100!
Shall try !
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You don't have to actually "fiddle" to try a few things. Firstly, take the mod off and see if it shoots better (bearing in mind the point of impact without the mod on might be different). Secondly, re-zeroing isn't really fiddling, if that's needed. Thirdly, there's always the possibility that your scope has suffered some internal damage/failure. If you've got another, no harm in trying that.
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